Fastener for gloves, &amp;c.



N0. 67l,572. Patented Apr. 9, l90l.

.1. v. WASHBURNE.

FASTENEB FOR GLOVES, 8w.

' (Application filed Aug. 1, 1900.;

(No Model.)

THE uoams FUCHS co. Pnoroumo" WASHINGYDN, n. c

UNrTs STARS JAMES V. VVASHBURNE, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

FASTENER FOR GLOVES,- 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 671,572, dated April 9,1901.

Application filed August 1, 1900. Serial No. 25,500. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES V. WASHBURNE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Waterbury, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented an Improrementin Fasteners forGloves,Garment-s, &c., of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to snap-fasteners for wearing-apparel generally,including gloves and garments, said snap-fasteners employing twoconnectable portions, the one a stud'memher and the other a socketmember.

In carrying out my invention and for either the stud or socket member Iemploy an attaching part and an inner part, and the flexible materialintervenes and extends beyond these parts, and the free edge of theattaching part is turned inwardly over the flexible material and base ofthe inner part. For the inner part I prefer to em ploy askeletonspringstud formed of arms radiating from a common center and acentrally-arranged support embraced by the ends of said arms. For theattaching part I prefer to employ a circular metal body having sideportions and a receiving-angle and preferably an open center, althoughthe open center is not material. The skeleton spring-stud is connectedto the centrally-arranged support by the ends of its radiating armsbeing turned over and embracing the outer edge of the said support, andthese parts are received down into the attaching part, with the flexiblematerial intervening, and the free edge of the attaching part is turnedinwardly over the flexible material and the base of the inner part.

My present invention relates particularly to the stud member, and inconnection therewith the centrally-arranged support may be a ring, overthe periphery of which the ends of the radiating arms of the skeletonspring-stud are bent, or it may be a flanged dome, over the edge ofwhich flange the ends of the said arms are bent, and the free edge ofthe attaching part may be notched or scalloped.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a Vertical section of the parts previous tooverturning the edge of the attaching part. Fig. 2 shows the partsattached. Fig. 3 shows the parts in connection with a flanged dome. Fig.4 is a plan of the skeleton spring-stud and centrally-arranged supportaccording to Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an inverted plan of the parts accordingto Fig. 3, and Figs. 6, 7, and 8 represent side elevations of theattaching part.

a represents the skeleton spring stud, formed of radiating arms from acommon center and cupped up to shape. This part is similarin all thefigures, the said arms being shown of the same width throughout and theextreme ends tapering. The ends of these arms are adapted to embrace andengage a centrally-arranged support. In Figs. 1 and 2 thiscentrally-arranged support is shown in the form of a ringl), overlyingthe arms and received within the boundary formed by the ends of saidarms being upturned, as in Fig. 1.

61 represents the attaching part, the skele ton spring-stud a,togetherwith the centrallyarranged support or ring I), being pressed down, withthe flexible material e, into the a ttaching part, so that the sideportions of the By the use of suitable dies the one holding theattaching part and the other forcing down the spring-stud and thecentrally-arranged support, with the flexible material 6, the free edgesof the attaching part are turned inwardly with the flexible material 6over the edge of the centrally-arranged support, and at the same timeturning the ends of the radiating arms over the same support or ringbinto the position shown in Fig. 2, in which the inner and outer partsforming the stud member are fastened to the flexible material 6.

The centrally-arranged support or ring I) has an inflexible edge actingas an inner wall or stay, while the freejedge of the attaching part isturned over the same. Where the centrally-arranged support is in theform of a flanged dome 0, Figs. 3 and 5, the free ends of the radiatingarms of the skeleton springstud a are first downturned and bent underthe edge of the flange of the said dome, so that the spring-stud and thedome are thus connected together, the said dome acting as a support tothe spring-stud to prevent the outer end thereof accidentally beinginwardly crushed. These connected parts are, with the flexible material,carried down into the or it may be made, as in Fig. 7, with the notchedfree edge, or, as in Fig. 8, with a scallopedfree edge. The notched andsealloped edges have, however, an advantage over the continuous edge,because requiring less force to inturn the said edges in securing theattaching part to the skeleton springstud and the centrally-arrangedsupport.

- The attaching part is advantageously made with an open center,throughwhich the flexiing appearance. Besides, in the stud member where thesurface of the attaching part would come next to the flesh there is aless surface of metal, with the probability of the flexible 2 material 6instead of the metal bearing upon,

the flesh.

I claim as my invention 1. In a stud-and-socket fastening device forwearing-apparel,the combination with the flexible material, of askeleton stud formed from arms radiating from a common center and bentup to shape, a centrally-arranged support having, an edge embraced bythe overturned free ends of said arms, and an attaching part receivingthe skeleton springstud and centrally-arranged support with theintervening flexible material, and having the ing-angle, the saidspring-stud and centrallyarranged support being received with theflexible material into the attaching part with the flexible materialintervening and extending beyond and the free edge of the attaching partturned in wardly over the flexible material and the centrally-arrangedsupport, substantially as specified.

' 3. In a stud-and-socket fastening device for wearing-apparel,thecombination with the imperforate flexible material, of a skeletonspring-stud with arms radiating from a common center cupped up to shapewith thefree ends of the arms bent upwardly, a ring formingacentrally-arranged support surrounding the spring-stud within theupturned ends of the arms, an attaching part having side portions and areceiving-angle, and the springstud with the upturned arms and theringrei ceived with flexible material into the attaching part with theflexible material interven 3 ing and extending beyond and the free edgelot the attaching part turned inwardly over ble material eis visible.This presentsapleasthe flexible material and the said ring and atthesame time overturning the points of the I said arms upon the said ring,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. In a stud-and-socket fastening device for wearing-apparel,thecombination with the imperforate flexible material, of a skeletonspring-stud with arms radiating from a common center cupped up to shape,a centrallyarranged support having an edge embraced by the overturnedends of said arms, and an attaching part having side portions with adivided edge and a receiving-angle, the said spring-stud and supportreceived with the flexible material into the attaching partwith theflexible material interveningand extending beyond and with the dividededge of the attaching part turned inwardly over the flexible materialand edge of the inner part, substantially as specified. v

5. In a stud-and-socket fastening device for wearing-apparel,thecombination with the imperforate flexible material, of a skeletonspring-stud with arms radiating from a common center cupped up to shape,a centrallyarranged support embraced by the overturned ends of .saidarms, and an attaching part having side portions with a divided edge anda receiving-angle, and an open center through which the flexiblematerial is visible, substantially as speci fled.

Signed by me this 12th day of July, 1900.

JAMES V. WASHBURNE.

